The Money Ship Finds A Stowaway

This is gonna be a good year for the Moneys saga, I can feel it in my bones. My poor, poor bones.

I wasn’t sure whether or not to give Bort a space on the money saga. He got paid significantly less than the other names on here relative to his position. But I can’t deny a good pun life so here we are. You decide Bort’s fate. Should he stay on the ship? Should he be ejected for more 1%ers when he is merely upper middle class? READERS, CHOOSE YOUR ADVENTURE! Gimme a yay or nay vote and I’ll factor it into the future.

One of the weird things about seeing a lesser QB contract get signed is how utterly reasonable it looks for all involved. We don’t have a bloated nonsense contract with more money than is ever needed being paid to some people who have earned it and most who simply got it because of how the market values their positions and team desperation. Bort is where I feel like most QBs honestly should be closer to outside the total bonafide studs like Rodgers. 54 Mill is nothing to sneeze at, but it’s also not unreasonable and doesn’t hold the Jags cap hostage on a questionable investment.

This is a win for both parties. Bort gets paid plenty, which after his best year makes him a little more deserving. He’s still not overpaid, because the Jags can cut him loose without too much dead money damage, which gives him motivation to work harder and get better. It gives the Jags working room to sign free agents in the future to get over that hump and stay as competitive as they were in 2017. It gives a guy who hasn’t gotten much respect a chance to prove himself. Bort did what he needed to this year, he deserved some compensation for that.

Side note, it was weird to draw that second panel and have to remember how many players have ended up in this saga. And this one ignores Brock Osweiler, Romo, and Cutler, who have also appeared. I keep wondering if I forgot someone else.

Also to follow up from Saturday lmao a 2nd and a 4th for Marcus Peters? I hope the Chiefs know something we don’t because that’s highway robbery.

Nay, a-Bort this, throw him out the airlock.
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Kidding, kidding. Of course yes. The more the merrier, for the jolly Money Wars saga.

Just an idea: As a reminder of Bort’s comparatively saner contract, have him be the janitor for the team doing odd jobs while everyone else doesn’t forget to poke jokes on the fact that he’s not as rich as the rest of them.

Looking forward to see what new names this crew gets to add in the future. Maybe someday, we’ll reach a full 53-man roster, even! (whaddya mean, way too many QBs?!)

Eh, Bortles’ contract isn’t that egregious given that he’s still worth to have as a starter for consistency purposes, and the inflation of contracts will make his look fine by next year so he doesn’t belong on the ship.

I’m glad Bortles got a new contract. The Jags got a great deal at only $54 mil. Since Bortles was already guaranteed $19 mil for the 2018 with the 5th year option. Also, the way the contract is structured it actually creates more salary cap space for the Jags next year by reducing Bortles cap space charge by $9 mil. If Bortles plays out this contract it will be a great deal for the Jags at only about 18 mil per year. Quarterbacks are getting paid $20+ mil per year big money.

Really? Reasonable? Just because he’s cheaper doesn’t make it reasonable at all. There was no team more hamstrung by bad QB play than the Jaguars. Their game plan for the season was literally to keep the ball out of Bortles’ hands as much as they could, for crying out loud. They could have upgraded the position for a fraction of the price. You can’t say the same about anyone else on the list except maybe Dalton and Tannehill.

I’m pretty sure the Russell Wilson interceptions helped a lot. And even if he had a good game, so what? The difference between a starting and a replacement-caliber QB is consistency. Bortles’ body of work shows he isn’t a starter. The Jags have a championship-caliber team right now. They should be doing everything they can to take advantage of it instead of hoping they can catch lightning in a bottle like the Eagles did with Foles who by the way has shown he can consistently perform at a much higher level than Bortles.

I say he should stay. Not because his contract is all ELITE MONEYS, but more so because a few months ago, Jacksonville was for sure moving on from him in the offseason. He responded with a very Bortles-esque season and got paid. It may not be truly elite, but somehow he managed to hang onto his job there. For now atleast.

I think Bort becomes the Tiny Tim of the money saga. Or other players throw money at him to debase himself in various hilarious ways. Or Bort keeps trying to invite people to his money slip n slide or go for a ride in his money sensibly priced sedan.

Boot the Bort! Let him float in space like the final episode of Firefly – maybe he’ll hitch a ride on a catch-up rocket. And if you can show Brock Osweiler burning up on re-entry some how, that would make my day!

If Bell gets paid by the Steelers, you could possible make another Money space ship, or like Dan had said, making a Money Death Star. The Brown-Bell Fleet.
Also here’s something that might possible maybe change this whole series (may not be true, but hey could happen):
Packers working on deal for Aaron Rodgers that likely surpasses Garoppolo’s – NBC Sportshttps://apple.news/AQ42l_aV_RpeJrYrPQLmSuQ

I vote nay. 54 million over 3 years isn’t ridiculous like the 5 or 6 years for 110-120 million.

BUT, I do think he should try to be someone who is always trying to join the crew. Like that annoying little brother who follows around big brother and big brother’s friends. Perhaps the crew could be forced by a matronly figure to take Bort on?